Mobile Tiny Url launches - short URLs for distribution

Published by Steve Litchfield at 15:34 UTC, April 16th 2009

MobileTinyURL has launched, a way of creating mobile-friendly (i.e. avoiding too much character multi-touch) URLs for phones. The service is free and works for all content types, not just for HTML pages. Will it catch on - comments welcome!


 

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Pawlee
Ha! That's genius!... Whether or not it'll catch on is another story... but as a novelty that is brilliant - the factoids about how many keypresses saved as well is quite amusing.

I think the world needs to first get more inclined to webbing on their mobile (which to be fair is on its way, but mainly [mainstreamly] in blackberries and iphones which have qwerty pads or mock qwerty pads)
JimH
Seems like a very odd solution to me, I think esyURL's Mowser integration makes a lot more sense, when you go to an esyURL short url on your phone you get a page prompt that asks you if you'd like to go to the original or view a mobilized version powered by Mowser.

Further details - http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/e...egrated-mowser
csapdani
I'd rather use QR codes to transfer a URL to my mobile. Kaywa Reader is my choice.
davidmaxwaterma
I like this idea.

I prefer to use QR-codes, but this works too - one doesn't preclude the other, especially since I use the 'Mobile Barcoder' and it works wonderfully with Kaywa Reader. I don't mind the choice though :)

I guess it should be pointed out that the benefit is only realised with phones that use the t9? I suppose, it might actually be a disadvantage, albeit slight, to those using qwerty keyboards...

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